Tarzanfam
Established Member
Hey all.
My Panther is 5.5 months old. He came to us about 2.5 months ago from one of the sponsored breeders on this site and we spent 6 weeks doing injections for a respiratory infection he got immediately when he got here as a result of travel or stress. He is super healthy now. Vet has checked on him many times given the meds etc... and she has been happy with his growth and his health now, but he is really little. Not sure if I am talking myself into a problem here or not. All husbandry has been checked by a herp vet and he is my third cham. Poops look good and he is eating about 3 small silks and 4-6 small dubias a day. When we got him, he was 2.5 inches in body length (I never straighten his tail to measure because we are trying not to stress him out) and he weighed 4 grams. Now after all the treatments and settling in, which he has done well, he weighs 7 grams and his body length is right around 3 inches. I would have thought he would be starting to get a bit bigger by now. Breeder did say he was on the smaller side. He has shed twice since we got him. He is has a very sweet disposition and he took the shots like a very big boy even though I was terrified to do it on such a small guy! Anyhow, I would appreciate some discussion on his size or maybe some reassurance if possible.
My Panther is 5.5 months old. He came to us about 2.5 months ago from one of the sponsored breeders on this site and we spent 6 weeks doing injections for a respiratory infection he got immediately when he got here as a result of travel or stress. He is super healthy now. Vet has checked on him many times given the meds etc... and she has been happy with his growth and his health now, but he is really little. Not sure if I am talking myself into a problem here or not. All husbandry has been checked by a herp vet and he is my third cham. Poops look good and he is eating about 3 small silks and 4-6 small dubias a day. When we got him, he was 2.5 inches in body length (I never straighten his tail to measure because we are trying not to stress him out) and he weighed 4 grams. Now after all the treatments and settling in, which he has done well, he weighs 7 grams and his body length is right around 3 inches. I would have thought he would be starting to get a bit bigger by now. Breeder did say he was on the smaller side. He has shed twice since we got him. He is has a very sweet disposition and he took the shots like a very big boy even though I was terrified to do it on such a small guy! Anyhow, I would appreciate some discussion on his size or maybe some reassurance if possible.